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After over two and half years of failed attempts, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, and a Chinese construction giant, CCECC, on N5 billion fraud charges that have been filed against them since December 2020. The arraignment had been postponed up to 15 times for various reasons, including difficulties in serving …

·      FAAC shares N907bn among FG, states, LGs for June ·      N1.9tn generated, N790bn to be saved, balance for statutory deductions  ·       NEC rejects Buhari’s national social register over integrity concerns ·      Endorses deployment of CNG vehicles for public transportation ·      FG to distribute 252,000 tonnes of grains to states ·      FIRS to increase annual revenue generation from N10tn in 2022 to N25tn in 2024 President Bola …

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state, has advised the political class and other governors to be sensitive to the events happening in the country and prune down long convoys, following the removal of fuel subsidy. Soludo stated this while addressing pressmen after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja on Thursday. …

In pushing back the trial from the Dec. 11 start date that the Justice Department had asked for, Cannon wrote that “the Government’s proposed schedule is atypically accelerated and inconsistent with ensuring a fair trial.” She agreed with defense lawyers that the amount of evidence that would need to be sifted through before the trial, including classified information, was “voluminous.” …

The total distributable revenue, available to be shared between the three tiers of the Nigerian government, increased from about N786.161 billion in May to about N1.9 trillion in June, over a 100 per cent increase. The three tiers of the Nigerian government, however, agreed to share less than half of the revenue earned in June among themselves after agreeing to save a …

Nigeria’s Super Falcons fought to a gallant goalless draw in their opening match against Olympic champions Canada, with goalkeeper and captain Chiamaka Nnadozie the hero after stopping Christine Sinclair’s second-half penalty. In Nigeria’s 27th match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Super Falcons ran out on the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium as the clear underdogs to Olympic champions Canada in their …

…Gov expresses satisfaction with pace, quality of work …Mall will host e-library, world-class cinemas, others Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work at the Benin City Mall, noting that the project on completion will further strengthen the State’s position as one of the best retail hubs in the country. The governor …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – Edo State Police Command has vowed to employed relevant legal means to seal any hotel, lounges, apartments, drinking joints and other recreation centers linked to cult-related activities in the state. The command also warned patrons and members of various cult groups to stop the killings, vacate Edo State or be ready to …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – Chief David Uyunmwun Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, has joined his Ancestors, just less than two months before his 94th birthday in September. He succumbed to the will of God at a private hospital in Benin City, about 12:30pm, today, according to family sources.  “He has not been too strong and …

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday resolved to jettison the national social register used by the Muhammadu Buhari administration to implement its own conditional cash transfer. Rising from its meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja, the council revealed that the register is replete with integrity issues, adding that the criteria for its compilation were unclear. Addressing newsmen, Governor Charles …